Questioning fairness: the relationship of mental health and psychopathic characteristics with young offenders' perceptions of procedural justice and legitimacy

ConclusionsOur findings suggest that examining the relationship between procedural justice, legitimacy and offending without taking intra‐individual variables into account may neglect important influences on those relationships. Other research has begun to show that young people who do not accept the law as legitimate or the criminal justice system as fair are more likely to offend. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - June 12, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Erika K. Penner, Catherine S. Shaffer, Jodi L. Viljoen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research